Split-screen on PC

Crab Game

Up to 40 players on one PC, with keyboard and mouse or several keyboards and mice.

40Verified handler

Handler “NotSquidGame” by Talos91, version 2

P4+36 more players

What works

With Nucleus Co-op, up to 40 players can play Crab Game together on one PC, each in their own part of the screen, with keyboard and mouse or several keyboards and mice. The free community handler “NotSquidGame” by Talos91 does the setup and was checked by hub moderators: version 2, updated 14 Nov 2021. Crab Game is a fighting, racing and strategy game from 2021.

Players40
ControllersNot supported
Keyboard and mouseSupported
Several keyboards and miceOne per player
Hub moderatorsVerified

How to play Crab Game split screen on PC

Get Nucleus Co-op
Download Nucleus Co-op, free for Windows 10 and 11, and unzip it into its own folder, for example C:\NucleusCo-op. There is no installer.
Keep it out of Program Files, your user folder and OneDrive.
Download Nucleus Co-op
Install the Crab Game handler
In Nucleus Co-op, search the Hub for Crab Game and install its handler, or download the handler file from this page and drop it on the Nucleus window. Then show Nucleus where Crab Game is installed.
Download the handler file (.nc)
Take a seat
Each player joins with their own keyboard and mouse and takes a spot on the screen. Pick a layout that fits your players.
Playing with several keyboards and mice? Press End once everything is in place to give each window its own cursor.
Launch and connect
Press Launch: Nucleus opens one copy of Crab Game per player and lays the windows out on your screen. Then link them in game, usually one player hosts a LAN or online session and the others join it. The handler notes say how.

What you need

A Windows 10 or 11 PC
Nucleus Co-op runs on Windows only. System requirements
Crab Game for Windows
Installed on that PC. Nucleus starts every player's window from that one install.
Nucleus Co-op, free
With .NET Framework 4.7.2 or later and the Visual C++ 2015–2022 runtimes (x86 and x64). Download
Something to play with
One keyboard and mouse per player. Controllers · Keyboards and mice
A PC that can run 40 copies
Each player runs their own copy of Crab Game, so the PC carries several times the usual load. Lower the graphics settings if it struggles. Performance tips
A multiplayer mode
Nucleus links the windows through the game's own LAN or online mode; the handler takes care of it.

Handler notes

Read the handler notes. Same dev that made Muck. Multiple keyboards and mice only as the game lacks native gamepad support. Disable fullscreen and select windowed in the game settings of your main game first for the instances to resize correctly.

Follow this guide if you want to play with more than one controller: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Vwidk3pmH_X8IHWgEEbuX3MkUFRZBZu2yo__nfCKhjM/edit?usp=sharing

Authors and Contributors of this handler: Talos91 from the Split Screen Dreams Discord.

About Crab Game

Crab Game is a First-Person Multiplayer game where you play through several different minigames based on children's games, until only one player stands victorious.

Summary from IGDB